Five mauled by stray dogs in Larkana

Five persons, including three children, were bitten by stray dogs in Larkana district on Saturday. The injured people belonged to Bakrani and Ratodero talukas, and included Dodo, 3, Shafique, 8 and Aftab Ali, 12. They were shifted to Chandka Medical College Hospital's Dog Bite Treatment Centre for treatment and vaccination. According to the Centre in-charge, as many as 32 dog-bite incidents had been reported there in the past week, but the authorities had taken no steps to deal with the matter.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 27^th, 2020.